Etu Finau
San José State Spartans
72
Average

Etu Finau

San José State SpartansRebuilding
LDEDefenseAverage
2nd String / Backup

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Etu Finau is listed 2nd string at LDE for San José State Spartans.

Redshirt senior · #89 · 6'4", 245 lbs

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Depth at LDE · San José State Spartans

  1. 14572Jeremiah TuiileilaStarter
  2. 28972Etu FinauYou

San José State Starting Lineup

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Up next for San José State

San José State plays Northern Illinois at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 04:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 2-star recruit out of Fremont, ranked #2,723 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 5 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 72 overall (Average tier).

Recruit2★ · #2,723 Natl2-Yr Total7 tackles · 1 sacksTeam Share2%
Oakland, CA
Jersey
#89
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
245 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
202551.51
2024200

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★☆☆☆2-star
Composite
0.7800
National Rank
#2723
High School
Fremont
Hometown
Oakland, CA

Why this rating?

On a 78-rated defense; 53th-percentile production (×0.79 for competition level) put them +1 vs unit starters → 72. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
78
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 53% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.79)
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 24LNEVTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-13

Oct 18WUTEPTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-11

Sep 20LFRESTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 26-10

Sep 4WEMUTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-21

Etu Finau's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

5 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement67%
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